Control of thermogelation properties of hydrophobically-modified methylcellulose

Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-13

  Lee, Sang Cheon ^a   Cho, Yong Woo ^a   Park, Kinam ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrophobical modification; Methycellulose; Reversible gelation; Sol gel phase transition; Thermogelation

Indexed keywords

GELATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOL-GELS;

HYDROPHOBICALLY-MODIFIED METHYL CELLULOSE (HMMC); METHYLCELLULOSE; THERMOGELLING;

CELLULOSE;

METHYLCELLULOSE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACCURACY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GEL; GELATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; PHASE TRANSITION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOREGULATION;

CELLULOSE; GELATION; PHASE TRANSITION; WATER REPELLENCE;

EID: 12444290914     PISSN: 08839115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883911505049652     Document Type: Article

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